A commercial KDC‐10 tanker aircraft refuels a U.S. Air Force F‐16 Fighting Falcon from the 51st Fighter Wing en route to Commando Sling 23 at Paya Lebar Air Base, Singapore, on November 6. [Courtesy: ...

Years after the Navy, the Air Force decided to supplement its tanker fleet with commercial aerial refueling services. The U.S. Air Force employed for the first time last month a commercial aerial ...

The US Air Force is seeking a new generation of target drones capable of mimicking everything from small hobby drones to advanced stealth fighters and strategic bombers.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force is gearing up for a demonstration next year of a satellite communications network that can seamlessly integrate government-owned and commercial constellations on a ...

The Air Force Research Laboratory collaborated with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Materiel Command, and General Motors Defense to power a KC-135 tanker with GM Defense’s ...

A USAF Boeing KC-135R refuels a flight of F-15C Eagles. (US Air Force) The US Air Force (USAF) is seeking commercial satellite communications (satcom) options for its fleet of KC-135 aerial refuellers ...

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman speaks at the Air and Space Forces Association 2024 Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colo., Feb. 13, 2024. Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich ...